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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1902
Page
6
The notice lists STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY as publisher and presents daily and Sunday subscription prices. Rates shown include one year at 10.00, six months at 3.00, three months at 2.00, one month at 1.40, and Sunday only at 2.00.
Rates outline postage for various edition sizes with Europe at double the base, and inquiries for other countries. It lists main office address in Anaconda and branch offices in Butte Missoula and Great Falls with advertising rate details on request.
Washington Bureau No 41 Post Building Eastern Offices New York 150 Nassau Street Chicago and Washington Street W J Morton in charge The Standard distribution points listed for New York Chicago Minneapolis San Francisco Los Angeles Denver Salt Lake City Spokane Tacoma Seattle Portland with business correspondence directed to Anaconda Montana October 4 1902.
President Roosevelt and miners and operators met but no settlement emerged. Mitchellsaid no violence will be allowed, while operators demand protection. The coal strike likely keeps prices high across the East.
The Dooley letters are a Sunday morning staple read by millions, noted for their quaint suggestiveness and instruction. The upcoming installment promises a sharp look at newspapers and their patrons, continuing a much loved feature in the Sunday Standard.
Ambassador White urges Congress to provide residences for American representatives at foreign courts. He notes Berlin Paris London Vienna and St Petersburg as examples where officials pay most of their salary in rent. He cites Bayard Taylor and General Noyes as past cases and argues the government must equip its representatives abroad.
The text notes large numbers of Finns escaping persecution by Russia and seeking asylum in the United States. It recalls Finland's long history under Russian rule since 1809 and the repeated promises by czars to preserve Finnish laws, religion, and customs, which have not been kept.
Observers report Finnish officers replaced by Russian, signaling a move toward independence. The text extols Finnish immigrants as sturdy, thrifty Lutherans who adapt well to American life and could become good citizens if the stereotypes hold true.
The passage notes anger at the Butte gathering, denounces the assembled leaders, and portrays Heinze as builder of a county political machine that will drive labor, populist, and silver republican factions alike. It warns the machine may not reflect public interest and predicts continued aggressive leadership.
The Inquirer reports coal in Philadelphia at a minimum of 20 dollars per ton with tiny supplies left. Dealers warn no ton left for sale within two weeks, and buyers rush despite strict one ton per customer rules. A large yard sees a buyer try for five tons but is limited to one ton. The piece also notes political and international items and oddities from the era.
A shopkeeper vows to extend coal to regular customers while nonlisted patrons cannot obtain coal at any price. A survey shows only two major yards with usable stock as many yards shut down, halting most domestic coal traffic.
Rivalry with D M Ferry over the seat left by McMillan fades as Alger gains support from Governor Bliss. Ferry withdraws, and the legislature is expected to elect Alger, consolidating his grip on Michigan’s Republican machine.
A Kansas savant links the cause of political eccentricity to the Kansas wind. He claims the wind influences many residents, shaping figures like John Brown and Carrie Nation, and argues the regular wind drives cranky ideas and populist turns. The theorist notes a decline in wind related cranks in recent years.
The speaker warns the coal famine is the gravest crisis since the civil war with most workers idle four months. He notes contracts for winter supply cannot be fulfilled, calls for public meetings to raise funds, discusses transferring ownership of anthracite to a public agency, and urges calm while urging practical expedients. Boston will meet the need.
The Long Tom artillery piece suffered severe damage during the Mafeking siege. Three feet of the muzzle were destroyed and a large side section blown out. Boers then filled the breach with wood and sealed the area to return the gun to service.
A collage of jokes from the Philadelphia Press to the Chicago News includes quips about politics opportunity and love. The piece ends with a mining hoax where gold ore was planted along a creek by a Chicago expert, fooling locals into buying a farm.
In Fort Wayne Indiana Roy Winston a longtime farmer known for sharp bargaining owned an unproductive farm near the city. Two years earlier he journeyed to the Klondike seeking to improve his finances but returned with little to show beyond ore fragments and mining lore. A month ago he received two boxes marked minerals from that Klondike region and freight bills reflected mineral contents. A visitor from the Klondike then arrived, followed by further scenes along a dried riverbed.
E P Norman of Danville Virginia arrives in Knoxville with a terrible tale of 12 travelers including two University of Virginia students who left New Orleans for South Africa. They arrived at Port Elizabeth May 24 and were jailed after trying to escape British lines. A student, George Morrison, disappeared believed killed by guards.
Alonzo Kinnaman seeks annulment from Lucy Kinnaman after revealing he believed his first wife Anna Mead Kinnaman was dead. He had married Lucy Fleck in St Louis and later discovered Anna, alive and remarried to Fisher, with both couples unaware of each other for 22 years. The two women are widows and older than Kinnaman, whose father’s death finally exposed the ruse.
Saturday October 4 1902 the Connell Store offers ready to wear garments for men women and children with new arrivals. Suits priced at 11.50 jackets at 10.00 and 15.00. Garments are well made and finished despite the low prices.
A retail feature highlights that all men’s clothing is made to fit by two top wholesale tailors in America, Stein-Bloch Co. and Hart, Schaffner & Mars, with Tonight Until 10 o'clock promotion.
An ad highlights a men’s store with a separate entrance and aisle for clothing fitting. It boasts $12.50 suits and overcoats, discounted from $20.00, and sells “Unshrinkable Sanitary” wool underwear for $3.50 per suit, promoting superior quality.
Norfolk blouses two and three piece suits all wool cheviots serges and cassimeres sold like men s clothes for 8 05 adult worth 6 00 Ages 3 to 15 overcoats and reefers only 3 95 velvet collar chamois lined pockets Italian lining best value ever. Boys sweaters worth 1 75 caps 35c knee pants 49c.
The court holds that both Kinnaman and Mrs. Fisher cannot be charged with bigamy as they acted in good faith in their second marriages. Statutes of limitations bar action in each case. Kinnaman, who met his youth wife in South Bend last July, filed for annulment citing conscience. Mrs. Lucy Kinnaman plans to fight, wanting to keep her nearly twenty five year marriage. No children resulted from either marriage.
In Toledo on October 3 a Polish neighborhood riot erupted as health officers attempted to move a Kabasky family to the smallpox hospital. A violent mob of about 2000 gathered, doors were broken, officers drew revolvers, and the crowd pressed forward despite the danger.
A tense scene erupts as Poles refuse hospitalization and vow to fight rather than go to the pesthouse. The crowd is quieted to prevent bloodshed while the family is moved to quarantine. Officials fear broader trouble as disease spreads among the Polish community.
Hamilton police say they have Eckert Jr. under arrest for five years of peeping and insulting women in the Third and Fifth wards. Robert Blavins cornered the suspect after spotting him at Buckeye street and delivered him to the engine house. the department once dressed an officer in women's clothes to trap the culprit.
In a roofed hog pen on the edge of Anderson Indiana a woman, Mrs Thomas Mathes, gave birth to a healthy baby bay. Doctors noted both mother and child were doing well. Charitable residents offered to provide a proper home for the family.
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